A wonderful collection of adventures from some of the finest storytellers on the DMs Guild. Over 60% off the cost of the individual titles! Click on the images below for previews.

Edited by M.T. Black and Travis Legge

Adventure

For Levels

No. of Sessions

Overview

Individual Price

1st-3rd

1

The village of Farleigh's Well is the target of a vindictive fey noble. The villagers have been seen parading through the Misty Forest, leaving their crops to rot in the field. The characters must contend with powerful fey creatures on their home plane in this action-packed adventure.

$1.99 (suggested)

1st-4th

3-4

The Thorn Hag, an ancient evil thought vanquished by the Elf Queen, has arisen from the dead. A fey harp, created from the heart of the treant that perished in the battle, has gone missing from Satyrs' Glen. The PCs must track the missing harp into the Feywild to stop the Thorn Hag wreaking revenge upon the Elf Queen before it's too late - the clock is ticking.

$3.95

2nd-4th

1-2

The small town of Haren’s Watch is plagued by a wicked fey spirit known as Mr. Grin. Every year the creature and its minions torment the town over the course of three nights, culminating in the kidnap and transmutation of one of the village children. Amidst a raging blizzard, a weary party of adventurers seeks refuge in the small village...

$2.95

4th-5th

1-2

The city of St. Valentine is home to Dante's Casa di Dolci, a world-renowned bakery which hides the entrance to a secret labyrinth, created by a mischievous, merciless god. When Dante's beloved wife, Simonetta, is pulled into the labyrinth, he must enlist the help of adventurers to get her back.

$1.99

5th-8th

4-6

A baroque modron research facility containing many arcane treasures has been abandoned by its creators. In addition to the facility's inherent dangers, two other groups that have broken into the dungeon with their own goals in mind: the githyanki and their red dragon cohort, and a curious party of modron and mephits.

$3.95

5th-8th

3-5

A noble scion and his retinue from Baldur’s Gate left on an adventure amid much fanfare. That was two weeks ago. Only a single soldier returned, bearing wounds and a ransom demand. Can you locate and rescue the nobleman, or will you fall victim to the powers stirring deep within the Temple of the Opal Goddess?

$2.95

5th-10th

1-2

Explore a secluded valley, where a tribe of knolls live in peace – but at a terrible price. The full truth is a secret more terrible than anyone knew: the peace is maintained by a terrible ritual sacrifice - not of blood, but of memory.

$1.95

10th

1

A nomadic group of eccentric whale-humanoids now inhabit a derelict crabbing village at the base of a looming wizard's tower, but what primal horror lies within the ice?

$2.99

5th-11th

3-4

Eszteban, the Archmage of the Gossamer Robe Order, hides atop his tower in the Gleaming Cloud Citadel, denying his fellow wizards access to the knowledge of the Upper Library with a series of deadly traps and obstacles. Who will be brave enough to disarm this labyrinth, unravel the Order's secrets, and confront the potentially deranged archmage?

$5.95

TOTAL

$28.67

Editorial

Welcome to the first volume of Dungeon Tales!

I was prompted to create this anthology, at least in part, by a lament I overheard on Facebook recently. One gamer informed another that it was impossible to find excellent adventures on the DMs Guild as there are too many titles and the quality varies too much.

I sympathise with this perspective. At the time of writing, there are over 1,600 community created adventures on the Guild. For the busy DM seeking an adventure for a quick session, the options are bewildering. Yes, the rating system is helpful, but most products don’t receive nearly enough ratings for them to provide a reliable guide.

I hope this series will go a long way toward solving this problem. We intend to create anthologies of high-quality adventures and bring them to you at an attractive price. That is our mission statement. Along the way, we will introduce you to some deeply talented new writers (you can see their other works by clicking their names in the Author section above).

What sort of adventures will they be? We want to highlight overlooked gems, by which I mean adventures which did not get the attention or sales they deserved upon release. For this reason, we plan to only include adventures that have not been anthologised before, and that have achieved, at most, a copper bestseller medal. And, if it is not already clear, we will only be including adventures that have already been published on the DMs Guild.

We prefer short adventures over long ones, and adventures with scaling information over adventures written for a single level. A neat layout and good editing are essential—if an adventure looks and reads like a mess, it won't be part of this series. Oh, and even though this is called "Dungeon Tales", we also welcome city, wilderness, and planar adventures!

If you are an adventure writer and would like to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming volume, please email a complimentary copy of your adventure to newdungeonadventures@gmail.com. We are especially keen to include stories from diverse voices. Remember, it must already be published on the DMs Guild.

The cover we’ve selected is an homage to the old Dungeon Adventures magazine. Like many people, I have very fond memories of that publication. If this new series can bring people a fraction of the joy that Dungeon Adventures did, I’ll be well pleased with our efforts.

Sorry viewing this on my phone, caught my eye. Are they 5e adventures and also how hard to convert to Fantasy Grounds?

M.T. BJune 06, 2018 8:43 pm UTC

CREATOR

Yes, they are 5e adventures. I don't know much about FG, so I can't comment on your second question.

Ralph TDecember 16, 2018 11:51 pm UTC

Dan S. I have not read any of these adventures, but if you know Fantasy Grounds this would not be hard to add the adventures. The hardest part would be adding each adventure to Fantasy Grounds because it would take time.

He is a link that would help you to convert an adventure to Fantasy Grounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt0KfM0nGY8

Lawrence J CJune 06, 2018 2:41 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hello! Is this a collection of fictional stories? How do I contact you to submit my own writing?

M.T. BJune 06, 2018 5:22 am UTC

CREATOR

This is a collection of D&D adventures

Zulkhairee SApril 07, 2018 2:43 pm UTC

additionally, is there an editorial write up by MT Black in this? hes personal thoughts on D&D or something topical? Would be nice to have it! Similar to the D&D magazines of yore!

In other words, if one of the adventures are updated down the line, could I just go to the product page for that particular adventure and it'd count as me owning it?

Or are the PDFs for this bundle considered separate, and the authors have to remember to keep them up to date?

Alex CApril 06, 2018 11:06 pm UTC

PURCHASER

They're separate PDFs; I can only speak personally when I say I'll be sure to provide fresh PDFs for any future updates I make.

Tim BApril 06, 2018 11:17 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Seconded. Any updates to Modrons will also include an email to the always-and-forever-online-presences that are M.T. Black and Travis Legge ;-P

Christopher WApril 08, 2018 1:19 am UTC

PURCHASER

Thirded (is that a word...?). If there are any updates to The Midnight Revelry, I will keep the Dungeon Tales team informed.

Zulkhairee SApril 06, 2018 5:10 pm UTC

will there be a preview for this?

Anne TApril 06, 2018 5:35 pm UTC

I would think that you'd have to go to the product page of each of the included adventures to see previews, after all this is an anthology of them, and doesn't add new content, only collates the adventures.

An excellent anthology of adventures from the Guild. M.T. and Travis did a fantastic job gathering a variety of offerings and I'm very excited to play some of these soon or incorporate some of these ideas into my campaigns. Looking forward to seeing wh [...]

An outstanding compilation of superb, over looked adventures. Modrons, Mephits and Mayhem, Seized Fire for the Cease Fire, and The Gleaming Cloud City are worth the cost of admission alone. Tossing in Forget Me Not, [...]

What a great collection of Dungeon-worthy adventures!!! This is a great product for the price. There is a lot of material here and it's full of variety. If you need a side-quest to fit into your existing campaign, or if you just need a few one shot adv [...]

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